diff --git a/moveit_core/robot_model/include/moveit/robot_model/joint_model_group.h b/moveit_core/robot_model/include/moveit/robot_model/joint_model_group.h
index 65112176a4..ad8ff4a0cf 100644
--- a/moveit_core/robot_model/include/moveit/robot_model/joint_model_group.h
+++ b/moveit_core/robot_model/include/moveit/robot_model/joint_model_group.h
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ class JointModelGroup
   void interpolate(const double* from, const double* to, double t, double* state) const;
 
   /** \brief Get the number of variables that describe this joint group. This includes variables necessary for mimic
-      joints, so will always be >= the number of items returned by getActiveVariableNames() */
+      joints, so will always be >= getActiveVariableCount() */
   unsigned int getVariableCount() const
   {
     return variable_count_;